On Statesmanship by Smith, Steven B.

On Statesmanship (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780300281743)

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Format: Hardcover
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On Statesmanship by Smith, Steven B.

On Statesmanship

$32.50
On Statesmanship by Smith, Steven B.

On Statesmanship

$32.50
Format: Hardcover
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What true statecraft consists of, and how to know a statesman when we see one

In the modern world we yearn for great leaders but resist them when they come along. In this much-needed essay, Steven B. Smith tells us that a statesman is something far different from a demagogue or a technocrat; he or she incorporates many qualities of leadership--persuasiveness, courage, foresight, judgment--to take people where they need to go while hardly seeming to lead them at all. A true statesman is focused not on amassing power but on finding the best way to use power toward responsible ends. Above all else, Smith argues, the statesman is an educator who, through language and argument, helps shape a people's civic understanding. This book is a timely reminder of a set of qualities we desperately need in our political leaders but have forgotten how to talk about.

Author: Steven B. Smith
ISBN-10: 0300281749
ISBN-13: 9780300281743
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/18/2026
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
By Steven B. Smith
By Steven B. Smith
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Steven B. Smith is Alfred Cowles Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at Yale University and codirector of Yale's Center for the Study of Representative Institutions. His books include Political Philosophy, Modernity and Its Discontents, and Reclaiming Patriotism in an Age of Extremes. He splits his time between New Haven, CT, and Brooklyn, NY.

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